Viktor Ivanov Explained

Viktor Ivanov
Native Name:Виктор Петрович Иванов
Native Name Lang:rus
Birth Date:12 May 1950
Birth Place:Novgorod, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance:Soviet Union
Branch:KGB
Serviceyears:1971–2008
Servicenumber:Colonel general
Battles:Soviet–Afghan War

Viktor Petrovich Ivanov (Russian: Виктор Петрович Иванов, born May 12, 1950) is a Russian politician and businessman, former KGB officer,[1] who served in the KGB Directorate of Leningrad and its successors in 1977–1994. He was the director of The Federal Narcotics Service of Russia from 2008 until 2016.

He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.[2]

Early life

Ivanov graduated from Leningrad Electrotechnical Institute of Communications under Konstantin Muravyov in 1971. From 1971 to 1977 as an engineer in the army, he worked at Leningrad's research institute Vector (Russian: НПО "Вектор") which conducted research and development of mobile and portable microwave communications monitoring and direction finding devices using micro-assemblies and microcircuits.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Career

In 1987–1988 as a KGB officer he took part in the Soviet–Afghan War.[9]

In December 1990 together with Boris Gryzlov and Valentin Chuykin he founded the small-scale enterprise Blok engaged in various businesses and became its director.[10]

He has strong links to the Tambov Russian mafia.[10] [11] [12] [13] He supported Vladimir Kumarin's Tambovskaya OGG in their war against the Malyshevskaya OGG for control of the Saint Petersburg sea port and the trafficking of Colombian narcotics through the Saint Petersburg sea port to Europe.[10]

In October 1994 he resigned from FSK and, upon Vladimir Putin's recommendation to Mayor Anatoly Sobchak, was appointed Chief of the Administrative Staff of the Saint Petersburg Mayor Office until Sobchak lost the election in 1996.[10]

Ivanov headed the Russian-United States firm Teleplus CJSC also spelled Tele+ or Teleplyus (Russian: ЗАО "Телеплюс") in 1996 and served as its CEO until 1998.[4] [7] [14] [15] "Teleplus" CJSC is a United States-Russia company which was engaged in broadcasting and installation of transmitters and receivers for both satellite and terrestrial communications. It had 30 channels including CNN and Euronews. Telcell, which was a subsidiary of the John Kluge's Metromedia and later formed in 1984 in Mexico City and owned by Carlos Slim's América Móvil, had a 45% stake in Teleplus.[16]

In 1999 he succeeded Nikolai Patrushev as the head of the Internal Security Department of Russia's FSB. As of 2007, he had been a Deputy Head of the Presidential Staff for personnel appointed by Vladimir Putin since January 5, 2000. Viktor Ivanov is considered one of Putin's closest allies.[17]

In September 2001 Russia's prime minister appointed Ivanov representative of the state in the boards of directors of the Antei Corporation and Almaz Scientific Industrial Corporation, developing and producing air defence systems, including S-300. On November 22, 2001, he was elected chairman of the board of directors of Almaz and initiated the merger of Almaz and Antei. Since June 2002 Ivanov has been the chairman of the board of directors of the result of the merger, OJSC Almaz-Antei Air Defense Concern.

Since November 4, 2004, he has also been the chairman of the board of directors of JSC Aeroflot airline.[10]

Head of Federal Narcotics Control Service

Since May 15, 2008, he has been a director of Russia's Federal Service for the Control of Narcotics[18] and a chairman of State Anti-Narcotics Committee, which includes 29 heads of Russian ministries.

In 2010, when the State of California in the United States had a ballot initiative asking voters about the legalization of marijuana, Ivanov public spoke out against it. He flew to Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., to lobby against drug legalization, meeting with the Los Angeles mayor, Los Angeles county sheriff, and U.S. drug czar.

In 2010, Rinat Akhmetshin penned an op-ed article for the Washington Times which was very supportive of Ivanov and his anti narcotics efforts.[19]

Sanctions

On March 20, 2014, the US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) published that Victor Ivanov and 19 other men had been added to the Specially Designated Nationals List.[20] [21] [22] [23] [24]

Personal

Ivanov is married and has a daughter and a son.[25] [26]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: New jobs, old faces: The line-up confirms that Vladimir Putin is still in control . The Economist . Also seemingly sidelined is Viktor Ivanov, a hardline ex-spook who worked closely with Mr Sechin. . May 15, 2008 . 2011-01-02.
  2. Decree. 1722. 29 December 2012. President of Russia. О присвоении классного чина государственной гражданской службы Российской Федерации Иванову В.П.. ru.
  3. Web site: НИИ "Вектор": Здание на Кантемировская ул., 10 . Research Institute "Vector": Building at Kantemirovskaya st., ten . ru . citywalss.ru website . 6 January 2021 . 14 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190814054824/https://www.citywalls.ru/house14812.html.
  4. News: Ликинова . Юлия (Likinova, Julia) . Лукин . Михаил (Lukin, Mikhail) . Стукалин . Александр (Stukalin, Alexander) . Черников . Павел (Chernikov, Pavel) . Черникова . Анна (Chernikova, Anna) . КГБ во власти: Государственные деятели (90 человек) . KGB in power: Statesmen (90 people) . ru . . 23 December 2002 . 6 January 2021 . Alt URL
  5. News: Ликинова . Юлия (Likinova, Julia) . Лукин . Михаил (Lukin, Mikhail) . Стукалин . Александр (Stukalin, Alexander) . Черников . Павел (Chernikov, Pavel) . Черникова . Анна (Chernikova, Anna) . КГБ в бизнесе: Бизнесмены (60 человек) . KGB in business: Businessmen (60 people) . ru . . 23 December 2002 . 6 January 2021 . Alt URL
  6. News: Ликинова . Юлия (Likinova, Julia) . Лукин . Михаил (Lukin, Mikhail) . Стукалин . Александр (Stukalin, Alexander) . Черников . Павел (Chernikov, Pavel) . Черникова . Анна (Chernikova, Anna) . КГБ во власти и бизнесе . KGB in power and business . ru . . 23 December 2002 . 6 January 2021 . Alt URL
  7. News: Ликинова . Юлия (Likinova, Julia) . Лукин . Михаил (Lukin, Mikhail) . Стукалин . Александр (Stukalin, Alexander) . Черников . Павел (Chernikov, Pavel) . Черникова . Анна (Chernikova, Anna) . КГБ во власти и бизнесе . KGB in power and business . . ru . 23 December 2002 . 6 January 2021 . 25 April 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050425080501/http://www.kommersant.ru/k-vlast/get_page.asp?page_id=20025065-18.htm.
  8. http://www.compromat.ru/page_12629.htm КГБ во власти: Государственные деятели (90 человек) (KGB in power: Statesmen (90 people)) from Kommersant
  9. Interview: Viktor Ivanov. Keating. Joshua E.. 22 October 2010 . . 19 November 2014.
  10. Web site: Shvets . Yuri . Yuri Shvets . Viktor Ivanov . http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20160613091026/https://www.litvinenkoinquiry.org/files/2015/03/INQ006481.pdf . dead . 13 June 2016 . . 19 September 2006 . 21 December 2020 .
  11. News: Адамова . Екатерина (Adamova, Ekaterina) . Калинина . Ольга (Kalinina, Olga) . Новиков . Кирилл (Novikov, Kirill) . Парыгин . Антон (Parygin, Anton) . Пугаченко . Дмитрий (Pugachenko, Dmitry) . Сухманский . Максим (Sukhmansky, Maxim) . Урбан . Кирилл (Urban, Kirill) . Черникова . Анна (Chernikova, Anna) . "Сведения о 43 сотрудниках администрации президента": Вся Администрация Президента . "Information about 43 employees of the presidential administration": All Presidential Administration . ru . . 9 August 2004 . 6 January 2021 . 8 October 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121008044546/http://www.kommersant.ru/doc/495880. Alt URL
  12. News: Sharkov . Damien . 'Putin Involved in Drug Smuggling Ring', Says Ex-KGB Officer . . 13 March 2015 . 14 August 2024 . https://archive.is/w8A3h . 15 March 2015.
  13. News: Elliott . Dorinda . RUSSIA'S GOODFELLAS: THE MAFIA ON THE NEVA . . 11 November 1992 . 14 August 2024 . https://archive.is/DqFmS . 9 February 2022.
  14. News: Прибыловский . Владимир (Pribylovsky, Vladimir) . Фельштинский . Юрий (Felshtinsky, Yuri) . Vladimir Pribylovsky . Yuri Felshtinsky . Связи Путина: Откуда есть пошла питерская олигархия . Putin's connections: Where did the St. Petersburg oligarchy come from? . ru . Operation "Heir" . 10 March 2004 . 6 January 2021 . 10 March 2004 . http://www.compromat.net/page_14580.htm.
  15. News: Высокий суд Лондона обнародовал досье на главу ФСКН Иванова . The High Court of London has published a dossier on the head of the Federal Drug Control Service Ivanov . . 30 April 2015 . 6 January 2021.
  16. News: Карьера "кремлевского Бормана" . Career "Kremlin Bormann" . ru . Stringer . 26 June 2003 . 6 January 2021 . 15 September 2003 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030915214513/http://www.stringer-agency.ru/Publication.mhtml?PubID=2142&Menu=&Part=39. Alt URL
  17. News: Putin, the Kremlin power struggle and the $40bn fortune . . Harding . Luke . Luke Harding . 21 December 2007 . 11 February 2020.
  18. News: Wu Jiao and Li Xiaokun . SCO leaders may make crucial Afghan decisions . China Daily . Russia's drug control chief Viktor Ivanov warned last month in Beijing: "Drugs produced in Afghanistan are flowing to Russia and China, intensifying regional instability, . 2010-06-11 . 2011-01-02.
  19. News: Higgins . Andrew . Kramer . Andrew E. . Soviet Veteran Who Met With Trump Jr. Is a Master of the Dark Arts . . 15 July 2017 . 13 April 2022 . 13 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190313073100/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/15/world/europe/rinat-akhmetshin-donald-trump-jr-natalia-veselnitskaya.html.
  20. Web site: Treasury Sanctions Russian Officials, Members Of The Russian Leadership's Inner Circle, And An Entity For Involvement In The Situation In Ukraine . US Department of the Treasury.
  21. Web site: Executive Order - Blocking Property of Additional Persons Contributing to the Situation in Ukraine . 20 March 2014 . The White House - Office of the Press Secretary.
  22. http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/SDN-List/Pages/default.aspx Specially Designated Nationals List (SDN)
  23. Web site: Shuklin . Peter . Putin's inner circle: who got in a new list of US sanctions . liga.net . March 21, 2014 . February 20, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150207152258/http://news.liga.net/articles/politics/1066761-blizhniy_krug_putina_kto_popal_v_novyy_spisok_sanktsiy_ssha.htm . February 7, 2015 . dead . mdy-all.
  24. Web site: President of The United States . Ukraine EO13661 . Federal Register . March 19, 2016 . February 20, 2016.
  25. News: Victor Ivanov. Director of the Federal Service for Drug Control of the Russian Federation: the "Kremlin Borman" . 10 July 2021.
  26. Book: Russia Executive Government Encyclopedic Directory Volume 1 Federal Government Strategic Information and Contacts . International Business Publications, USA . Washington, D.C. . 253 . 2012 . 978-1438776026.

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